Students will learn that children have special rights beyond those listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Guiding Questions:
What are the special rights that children have?
How does using children in war violate these rights?
Content Objective:
Students will be able to apply the rights listed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the situation of child soldiers?
Langauge Objective:
TBD depending on final agenda, see this article for support in writing language objectives.
Key Terms:
No new terms (spiral relevant terms in the unit)
SEI Strategy:
There are useful visuals at the top of the sorting page in activity 2 of the suggested agenda. Pre-teach these and keep them posted as students do the activity. This is a form of visual scaffolding.
Title:
Introduction to the Rights of ChildrenGoal:
Students will learn that children have special rights beyond those listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Content Objective:
Students will be able to apply the rights listed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the situation of child soldiers?Langauge Objective:
TBD depending on final agenda, see this article for support in writing language objectives.Key Terms:
No new terms (spiral relevant terms in the unit)SEI Strategy:
There are useful visuals at the top of the sorting page in activity 2 of the suggested agenda. Pre-teach these and keep them posted as students do the activity. This is a form of visual scaffolding.Suggested Agenda:
1. Remind students about the goals of the UN2. Do activity 2 in this curriculum pack:
http://www.unicef.ca/sites/default/files/imce_uploads/UTILITY%20NAV/TEACHERS/RRS/DOCS/Bringing_Childrens_Rights_Alive.pdf
3. Do a jigsaw activity, where students read about the stories of child soldiers and identify which rights are being violated
For example: page 8:
https://www.warchild.org.uk/system/files/warchild_lesson_3.pdf